An Iowa woman has been accused of working alongside her juvenile children to shoplift from a clothing store Saturday.

The Ames Tribune newspaper reports Melissa Sego, of Boone, has been charged with aggravated theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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Sego was arrested over the weekend at a J.C. Penney store at North Grand Mall after store workers reported she and her two daughters tried to leave the store with merchandise hidden in purses. Another child with the group was not charged in the case.

Court documents show Sego attempted to physically force her way past store workers.

Police said Sego and her three daughters, all juveniles, acted together to steal the items. The girls have been charged with fifth-degree theft and referred to juvenile court.

The Tribune reported Sego was found in possession of about $39 worth of items.

Sego paid bail and was released. She is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 7.